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The Doughnut Shop

Doughnut Shop, The in New Mexico has 8 climbing routes with mixed styles.

The Doughnut ShopPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.6 – 5.11c
Mixed · Trad · Sport

Best time to visit The Doughnut Shop

Best months: April–May and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    44° / 20°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    50° / 23°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 28°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    66° / 34°

    4 wet

  5. May

    76° / 43°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 52°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 58°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 56°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 38°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 20°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Fe Co Muni Ap, NM, 14.9 mi away at 6,344 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Doughnut Shop is a climbing area in New Mexico, about a mile from the town of White Rock. It sits close to several other climbing areas and the White Rock Canyon Rim Trail, making it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the canyon country around town. The area offers a mix of climbing styles. Of the eight routes recorded, three are mixed, three are trad and two are sport. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.11c, so there's something for climbers of different abilities. Gordon Lightfoot is a trad route at 5.6, and Doughynuts is a trad route at 5.9. The sport route Chocolatey Claire is rated 5.11c. For a longer outing, the White Rock Canyon Rim Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. The Playground and Main Wall climbing areas are also within a quarter mile. The River Trail is about 0.6 mile off.

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